"General, we must retreat to Jingzhou. If it's too late, the Hanzhong army will soon annihilate the whole army!" Yuan Ji said anxiously.
The food and fodder for Hanzhong's hundreds of thousands of troops were all transported to the front line by Shuzhong in the rear. Chengdu was captured, which was equivalent to cutting off the food and fodder for Hanzhong's army, and more importantly, half of the army in Hanzhong had military The strength is all the soldiers of Shu.
Now Chengdu has been captured by Da Qian's army, and the family records of these soldiers are all controlled by Da Qian. At this time, it is impossible for the soldiers in Shu to have military morale. As long as this news spreads, the Hanzhong army may collapse immediately!
The collapse of hundreds of thousands of troops is what Yuan Ji is most worried about. It will be extremely difficult for them to escape from Hanzhong by then! There is a high probability that they will be blocked in Hanzhong and then be annihilated by Lei Gong!
Liu Bei was extremely desperate at this time. After struggling for more than ten years, he was still defeated by Lei Gong, and now even Shuzhong has been conquered. It can be said that the countdown has begun. Even if he fled to Jingzhou, he would not dare to do so. They are barely surviving. Even the natural barrier in the middle of Sichuan cannot withstand Dagan's attack, and it is even more impossible in the south of the Yangtze River.
"It's too late. We have 200,000 troops in front of us. They won't see us retreating easily. As long as Lei Gong spreads the news that Shu has been captured to our soldiers, our army will soon collapse!"
Now Liu Bei is so frustrated that he doesn't even want to escape. He might as well stay in Hanzhong and be buried with the Han. He has devoted all his efforts to the Han. When he met Emperor Gaozu under the Nine Springs, he can also say that he tried his best .
But Zhao Yun immediately said: "This is not the time to mourn the general. The Han Dynasty has not been completely captured by Lei Gong. The Han Dynasty is still waiting for you to save him!"
Zhao Yun pointed to the eight counties on the map and said: "General, you can lead some troops to retreat to Ba County first, and then go down the river back to Jingzhou. Jingzhou has tens of thousands of elite Han men. We may not be incapable of fighting. Bashu I will hand over the army of the land to my subordinates, and I will try my best to delay Lei Gong's decision to conquer Shu, and buy time for the general to defend Jingzhou!"
"Zilong doesn't have to sacrifice like this. The situation in Hanzhong is no longer irreversible!" Liu Bei looked at Zhao Yun excitedly and said, staying in Hanzhong now is a dead end!
But Zhao Yun said: "The Han Dynasty can do without me, Zhao Yun, but it cannot do without you, the general. Although the center of Shu has been conquered by the Qian army, the Han Dynasty still has the land of Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou. The general may not be able to make a comeback. Now This is not the time to be discouraged. If you give up, the big man will really be hopeless!"
Yuan Ji said excitedly: "What General Zilong said is reasonable. The Han Dynasty can still make a comeback. The general cannot give up. If Shuzhong cannot be saved, we can still take Jingzhou's army back! If Jingzhou cannot be saved, we can retreat to Jiaozhou! As long as The general is still here, so we still have a chance to take back the Han Dynasty!"
At this time, Huang Zhong came out and said: "Let the veteran stay here. Zilong is young and promising, and he still needs to protect the general. His subordinates are old. Although they are valued by the general, they have not made any achievements. , now is the time for my subordinates to repay the kindness of the general, so let me help the general to cut off his queen!"
Wenpin immediately said: "My subordinates are good at defensive operations. In the past two years, I have been commanding the defense on the front line of Micangshan. It is better to let my subordinates come and break the rear!"
It was Wenpin and Liu Pan who commanded the army's defense in Hanzhong, and it was Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong who attacked the rear of Dagan and cut off the food route of Dagan. That's why Wenpin said this!
"I am a clan member of the Han Dynasty, so let me be the one to take over. There should be no one more suitable for this task than me. I will do my best to drag Da Gan's army in Hanzhong!" Liu Pan said out of the queue!
Now the Han Dynasty is already in a state of defeat. The powerful nobles in the center of Shu decisively betray the Han Dynasty, and the current situation in Jingzhou is not much better than that in the middle of Shu. Liu Pan is also worried that any of the generals in Jingzhou want to betray Liu Bei. After all, from the perspective of value From a human perspective, Liu Bei, a great general of the Han Dynasty, was more important than the emperor!
After Liu Bei thought for a while, he finally decided to let Liu Pan stay at the front line of Micang Mountain, while he led 50,000 troops to cross Bajun south of Micang Mountain and withdraw from Bajun to Jingzhou.
The generals of the Jingzhou faction were discussing lively. This scene can be said to be about love and righteousness. The king regards his ministers as brothers and sisters, and the ministers regard you as their confidant. They all rushed to replace Liu Bei.
But the generals of the Yizhou faction were embarrassed. Chengdu was sacrificed by their people, and even the Han Emperor was captured and sacrificed to Zhang Baiqi by their people. From this aspect, they were Liu Bei's enemies.
But on the other hand, they were also loyal to Liu Bei. They fought bravely in Hanzhong in the past two years and shed blood and sacrificed for Liu Bei. However, all these sacrifices were in vain due to the actions of the noble families in Chengdu. They also knew that Now that their status is embarrassing, the generals of the Jingzhou faction are worried that they have sold out the Hanzhong army. So now they dare not speak out and try to reduce their presence as much as possible.
Liu Bei understood these Yizhou generals and said to them: "I know that you can't help yourself, so I will ask a few of you to stay in Micang Mountain for a few days until we can gather and disperse. After Bei's army leaves, you can Let’s go home. I hope you can see how harmonious I am during my time as an official in the same dynasty, and please don’t betray the news about the imperial army, and don’t pursue the imperial army back to Jingzhou!”
Zhang Ren, Yan Yan and others were ashamed and knelt down to Liu Bei and said: "The general's words really make us ashamed. If it weren't for the burden of the family, we would be willing to follow the general to go south to Jingzhou!"
Liu Bei's personality charm is still there. Even when Liu Bei raided the food of the powerful nobles in central Shu, these people didn't have much objection, because the powerful nobles in central Shu were still resisted by Hanzhong, and they still felt that the world was stable.
And these frontline generals have seen with their own eyes the strength of the army and the sharpness of the artillery. They know that if such a large army enters Shu, their families will surely perish. Compared with the rise and fall of the family, a little food and grass is nothing. So Liu Bei's initial Not only did his behavior not arouse their dissatisfaction, these generals on the front line also tried to convince their families!
Liu Bei also trusted them, but it was a pity that this description led to the sacrifice of Chengdu by the powerful nobles in Shu, betraying Emperor Xian and destroying everything. Even if Liu Bei trusted them, they would not have the face to do things under Liu Bei!
Liu Bei secretly said: "Bei understands that if Zhang Baiqi hadn't suddenly appeared in Shu, your families would not have surrendered to Dagan. After all, this general Bei is useless. If he fails to defend Shu, he will surrender." You are so embarrassed. I hope we will have the opportunity to serve as officials in the same court in the future. Thank you for your hard work, generals, in the past two years!"
Liu Bei's words made the generals of the Yizhou faction even more ashamed!